Sunday, January 23, 2011

Saturday 1/22/11

Woke up at 7am because I had to work from 8am-4pm today. I have to say, not fun waking up when it is still dark and -5 degree windchill outside. Had a good day at work, not quite as busy as we would like though. When I got home I was asked if I would pick up a chocolate milkshake from United Dairy Farmers for Carrie. Being whipped like I am I did (also bought one for myself) and headed home. I then went on an easy, slippery, icy 3 mile run in 24:39. I almost fell again at the same intersection I fell on Thursday. We had Game Night tonight at our house which was a ton of fun with some great peeps. Wii Pictionary, good people, good food, and good booze always makes for a great night. Tomorrow is going to be a BUSY day with an early morning run with a new group (to me at least) then another run with a Fleet Feet St. Louis peep by the name of Chad Lich. Of course after that I will be with a bunch of Steelers fans watching the Steelers-Jets game in the evening. Thank goodness I have off Monday as well!

About Me

When I moved to Portland, OR I was amazed at how many people lived without a vehicle...mostly by utilizing the great public transportation system and the many bike lanes throughout the city. I always had it in my head that I would love to attempt to live this lifestyle, but never really attempted it. Now living in Cincinnati I have decided to attempt to not drive in 2012. I purchased my first road bike in December and plan on commuting the 7 miles from Oakly to Newport, KY and back for work. The weather in the winter will be challenging which means I will have to either take the bus (comes right past our house) or run to and from work when it is too dangerous for biking. These are my adventures to see if this is even possible in a midwest city. Hopefully nothing TOO exciting happens!